Original package for cigars or cigarettes



C. T. KEEFER ORIGINAL PACKAGE FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES Filed April 2,1924 Patented Feb. 10, 1925 -onnoiiirsiz tr. steam, or smarosmmvmsny,Marceau.

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Application fileam rn 2,1924. cseriarinbxtosrsr.

To all whom it may ooncemt.-

Be it known that I, Citnunoizr T. Kn'ernn, a citizenof theUnited States,residing at Stanford University in the i county 'o'ii Santa Clara andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improveinents1n Origlnal Packages for Cigars or Cigarettes, of which the "tollowlng1s a specification.

Tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, have been heretofore packed:IlIl original 1 packages preferably of: a flexible;paper constructlon,the packages being torn opem at their ends to 'per1nit1ac'cess "to:behad to the cigarettes and to admit of their beingwithdrawn endWisetherefrom. :These packages have inany a 'disa-dvantages,E the -:-mostperti nent being that' after the end isvonceitorn open, the cigarettesdrop therefromztthr(nigh the opening and become'daniaged and unfit foruse; another being that when but' two or three cigarettes remain in-thepackage,

the body of the package is" not sufiicie'nti to prevent the cigarettesfrom becoming broken, due to the collapsing and twisting of the sideWallsoi the package. wBoXesin the form of originalpackages have? beenemployed, each consistingot ua-receptacle part and a lid, the cigarettesbeing=positio-ned in the receptacle part insupernnposed layers andremovable therefrom by a side- Wise movement on the raisingof the lid:and

the holding of the receptacle in a substan tially horizontal position.

The object of my 1nvent1on isfto provide an original package forcigarettes which is attractive and novel, diiieringtrom the conventionalforms now in use,-a1;1dwhich may be cheaply manufactured,rand which whenopened is held wvith its taces in a substantially vertical plane:presen'ting the cigarettes to the smoker 'iir an endwise position in amanner similarto that presented by the use of the more expensivecigarette cases. Another object'-is -to provide an original packagewhioh is, relatively; flat, and which will fitwithini't hefcoat or vestpocket without bulging, and one Which Willf'prevent the cigarettes from'being 'damaged eithe when t e rec p acle s filled r ne rly empty.

My improved original container for to bacco products, particularlycigarettes, consists of a substantially rigid package of paper, board orcomposite material construction consisting of complementary half sec-',hinge1d-'po'rtion resting in-the palm of the a hand between the thumbwand finger, -and with the construction in a substantial lyverticalposition, thus admitting of the ready rgrasping and endwisewithdrawal ofthe desired cigarette ivhenvthe tree edges offthe complementary half.sections are permit-ted to: separate and the *package to: become pen. Itispreferred thateach-half section of my original container be lined"with 1 a sheet of foil orWaXpaperto preserve the; humid condition ofthe cigarettes, and that this lining be permanentlysecuredto thereceptacle sections. ,It is afurther object to; incorporate acigarettefretaining stripdisposedparallel with the hinge portion oneco-operating with each complementary section for providing a .spackageineach complementary section for retaining the cigarettes, and a furtherobject "-is t0 Iprovifdewan elastic' retaining means preferably seburedto the exterior surface of one complementary section forstretching A to"embrace both sections and retain 1 their meeting edges mama when itisdesired to maintain the package closed,

TVViththeabove nientioned and other ob- Hjectsin' viewfthe inventionconsistsin the :no'vel construction 'and combination of partswhereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanyingdraWings,%-and-set 't'orth in the claimshereto appended, itbeingunderstood -=that various changes inthe form, propor- -t-ion,-size' and mino-r details of construction Within'the scope of the claimsinaybe resorted to -Without departing from the spirit or-sacrificing any ofthefiClvantages ot "the invention. p

iT0ffl1OI'B'fLl11y comprehend the invention, reference is directed tothe accompanying draw ngs Wh rein:- i

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of the preferred embodiment of myinvention disclosing the receptacle in closed position.

Figure 2 is a view illustrating the receptacle in opened position anddisclosing one complementary section containing cigarettes, and theother one empty.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view disclosing the manner of arrangingthe cigarettes in the respective coniplen'ientary sections, the dottedlines indicating the elastic rctaining member.

Figure 4- is a view in detail section of one of the complementarysections illustrating the lining and disclosing an out-turned peripheraledge.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4- illustrating an inturnedperipheral edge.

In the drawings, wherein like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, the numerals l and 1 designate the complementaryreceptacle sections each consisting of side walls 3 and end walls 2disposed at substantially right angles from the face of the back orbottom wall at of the respective sections. The walls 2 and 3 connect attheir ends and are preferably disposed at right angles to each other.The complementary sections 1 and 1 may be of built up structure or maybe cast or moulded from composite or pulp material, cheapness andrigidity in manufacture determining the exact construction to beemployed commensurate with the size of the package desired. The sidewalls 3 of the complementary sections 1 and 1 are hinged together as at5 by a flexible strip uniting the sections to form a container orpackage so constructed that the edges of the remaining side wall 3 andend walls 2 of the complementary sections will contact as in Figure 3when the sections are moved to closed position. Each section is providedwith a lining 6 of suitable flexible sheet material, such as foil or waxpaper to preserve the quality of the contents of the package, and thissheet material is securely held in position in the respec tivecomplementary sections as by adhesive or glue or in any other suitablemanner. Uniting the free edges of the end walls 2 of the respectivesections 1 and 1 with their edges disposed parallel with the axis of thehinge strip 5 are the cigarette retaining strips 7 of any suitablematerial such as paper. These strips retain the cigarettes within therespective complementary sections 1 and 1 in parallel relation with oneend disposed adjacent to the hinge strip 5, this arrangement positioningthe. other end of each cigarette adjacent that edge of the respectivesections removed from the hinge strip. A suitable means for retainingthe complementary sections in closed position is employed and in thisembodiment the same consists of an elastic 8 held to one of the sectionsin any suitable manner as at 9, and the elastic is adapted to bestretched around the complementary sections when the meeting edgesthereof are in contact to retain the receptacle in closed position. Anysuitable printed or advertising matter 10 may be associated with theexterior surface of the package.

The package being assembled as in the drawings and the cigarettes beingpacked therein as illustrated, the operator in using the package removesthe elastic 8 from around both complementary sections, positions thehinged portion of the sections in the palm of one hand, and opens thereceptacle by separating the free edges of the complementary sectionsfrom each other. This presents to the smoker two rows of cigarettes inendwise relation and admits of his selection and endwise withdrawal ofthe desired cigarette from the package.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Let ters Patent of the United States is:

An original package for cigarettes or the like comprising twocomplementary half sections, a flexible strip uniting said sectionsalong one edge and constituting a hinged connection, each half sectioncomprising a self sustaining fibrous body including a bottom and sideand end walls extending at substantially right angles therefrom with theco-operating ends of the side and end walls disposed at substantiallyright angles to each other, providing a receiving recess in eachsection, the peripheral edges of each side and end wall contacting whenthe half sections are in closed position, a strip of material disposedparallel with the hinge forming strip and uniting the free edges ofopposing walls of the respective sections and extending across therespective recesses for retaining cigarettes in said recess in parallelrelation, an endless elastic member secured to one of the half sectionsand adapt ed for stretching to embrace the hall sections and retain thesame in closed position with their edges in meeting relation, and amoisture proof lining covering the inner face of each half section saidlining secured to the peripheral edges of said half sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHAUNCEY T. KEEFER. fitness: W. D. WASSON.

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